knitting earthfibers, earthgems, and quiet into heart tools to embrace and soothe you
Posted: January 1st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Heart Happenings | Tags: artful, bead music, Blue Moon, HeartSong, On Slender Threads, quiet, TwentyTen, Wishes | No Comments »
Here’s a gifted Wish that pierced my heart.
Through a swiftly moving cloud cover, only Brandon with his magical, musical timing could have captured this image. And only Brandon could speak so eloquently.
Happy New Year to Us All.
May we be kind to TwentyTen gliding gracefully with open hearts into her newness.
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Mantle Musings | Tags: anchor, artful drape, bead music, luminous, On Slender Threads, PattyMara, quiet, Serenity HeartSong Mantle | No Comments »
Here’s PattyMara’s first embrace by her Serenity HeartSong Mantle. She calls it her “first snuggle”.
Words fall away.
Communication is complete.
Posted: August 13th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Market Mumblings | Tags: 1000 Markets, Bohemia Esprit Market, Charity, Coat #1, collaborative project, Dreamcoat, On Slender Threads, Purple Wonder, quiet | No Comments »
Have you ever argued with a coat, a Dreamcoat at that? Let me tell you the Dreamcoat will win!
There were lots of starts and stops—lots of knots—lots of hanging to give listening time as the ribbons and beads waited. Once a random rainbow blessed her. And still we waited. Finally it was time, as if by magic, all the small parts flowed into their simple function on the existing Dreamcoat.
The knotted ribbon yoke (ribbons reminding that life is gift, a ribbon yoke reminding the wearer that she is gift) encircles the front edges hanging freely across the back. The ribbons dance in the colors of the earth touching sunrise outer coat which mark the intersection in which we live-feet on earth, head in sky. The coat interior is a silken symbolic lining that embraces with a soul tapestry of strong woman naming her holes, her life learnings, handworking each into illuminating qualities that glisten through her being echoing onto her surface. I chose not to bind the sides allowing the tender lining to peep through because Dreamcoat #1 sings freedom. From the six points of the draping hemline hang freeform quartz beads with tiny crystal and copper beads holding space for life’s dualities-those light and dark spots that cause one to stretch one’s being. It’s said that quartz has the ability to bring stars to earth.
And now I understand why Nietzsche’s words played a mantra in my head. “One must have chaos in one’s self in order to give birth to a dancing star.” Ah, freedom!
photographs taken in my garden–some under the star tree which hangs above a favorite swing (a choice moon watching spot!)
Posted: August 12th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Market Mumblings | Tags: 1000 Markets, Bohemia Esprit Market, Charity, collaborative project, Dreamcoat, On Slender Threads | No Comments »
Finally it’s my turn to join in Bohemia Esprit Market’sDance of The Traveling Coat. Born from a desire to see more pictures from others already dancing in this Coat Sage, many photos will be posted as I twirl amongst this brown, purple, and bronze. Yes, the fading tire tracks are shown along with a copper grounding wire! There were two tears in the back and two tears in the front of the mailer. As you’ve seen and read, this Coat gets around!
As the Coat released, what a burst of energy, what glorious details from both Diana and Mara of dyeing, handwork, design, and attention to details (see the Coat Journal Mara made and included). Most contents in the photos are obvious. On a personal note, in the 8th photo the Coat is suspended from a copper Japanese rain chain where Mantles wait during their becoming–yes, that’s the front door to our home–long since locked and blocked into a part of my studio space–so if you visit us remember, only strangers knock on our front door!
Before lifting needles and beads, it feels important to honor the work of the hands that proceeded mine so here’s an Open Letter to Diana and Mara . . .
Greetings, Diana and Mara!
This Coat sings in deep harmonies of earth married to sky. The vision Mara caught of this Coat that Diana so richly designed and dyed pierced the intent of this Coat’s journey/mission through our hands and onward. And, yes, Mara, I’m agreeing with the design you intuited. I will join your work with mindfulness.
For several weeks now raku beads (color?–well, swirl all the coat colors together and there you have it, a PERFECT color CONNECT) and clear quartz freeform beads have been waiting for our turn.
Upon landing on my shoulders this Coat (Diana)/Wrap (Mara)/Magic Carpet (Kay) felt like an old trusted companion, familiar and welcome. Thank you, Diana and Mara for a wonderfully energized creative space to step into with needle, beads, ribbons, and wonder.
Kay
Now to the blood, sweat, and tears part! With this Coat’s history of disappearing I’ll proceed with caution, even USPS tracking reported “there is no such item recorded”~~~
